Swedish Medical Center Mock Interview

Practice 31 Swedish Medical Center interview questions covering patient care, clinical excellence, and teamwork values.

WRITTEN BY RACHELLE ENNS
QUESTION 25 OF 31

Talk about a time that you had to give constructive feedback to a colleague. What approach did you take and was it successful?

Providing and receiving constructive feedback are important things to master to become a better employee and person, no matter the career choice. Your interviewer will be looking to hear that you are confident in your abilities and leadership to help guide others in a constructive way. It also doesn't hurt to throw in that you are receptive to feedback as well. Give a specific example of a time you gave feedback to a fellow colleague. Speak to how important the approach you took was helpful to the situation and talk about the positive outcome that happened from your feedback.

"Recently, one of my coworkers was not following a new policy that had been rolled out in our organization regarding personal usage of work computers. While a few of my colleagues were afraid to confront the employee when she was obviously playing games online during her shift, I took the approach that I would want others to bring new policies to my attention if I wasn't aware of them. In talking to my coworker, she indicated that she hadn't read about the new policy and thanked me for letting her know. During down times in our unit, games used to be permitted as long as all other work was completed."

Rachelle Enns
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